Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS) Stake Boosted by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its position in shares of Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 432,552 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,849 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS owned 0.08% of Vipshop worth $5,826,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIPS. Hhlr Advisors LTD. increased its position in Vipshop by 6.2% in the third quarter. Hhlr Advisors LTD. now owns 15,720,322 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $247,281,000 after buying an additional 914,322 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its position in Vipshop by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 11,107,555 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $149,619,000 after buying an additional 139,320 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in Vipshop by 7.4% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,828,506 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $75,952,000 after buying an additional 333,989 shares during the period. Polaris Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vipshop in the fourth quarter worth $63,095,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vipshop by 179.5% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,984,082 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $62,670,000 after purchasing an additional 2,558,896 shares during the period. 48.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on VIPS shares. StockNews.com raised Vipshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Barclays raised their price target on Vipshop from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vipshop presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.75.

Vipshop Stock Down 2.1 %

NYSE:VIPS opened at $16.29 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $15.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.45. The firm has a market cap of $8.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.79, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.30. Vipshop Holdings Limited has a 52-week low of $11.50 and a 52-week high of $17.94.

Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The technology company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $4.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.82 billion. Vipshop had a return on equity of 20.89% and a net margin of 7.50%. Sell-side analysts expect that Vipshop Holdings Limited will post 1.95 EPS for the current year.

Vipshop Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. Vipshop’s payout ratio is currently 24.24%.

Vipshop Profile

Vipshop Holdings Limited operates online platforms in the People's Republic of China. It operates in Vip.com, Shan Shan Outlets, and Others segments. The company offers womenswear, menswear, sportswear and sporting goods, shoes and bags, accessories, baby and children products, skincare and cosmetics, home goods and other lifestyle products, and supermarket products.